Toilet box



R. W. WHLSON at; Z,

TOILET BOX Filed Aug. 29 1923 IN VEN TOR A TTORNE YS Patented Dec. 2, 1924.

UNITED STATE-S v 1,517,662 PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH. W. W'IILSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THEODORE W. FOSTER 62: BROTHER COMPANY, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

TOILET BOX.

applicatidn filed August 29, 1923 Serial No. 659,855.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH W. WILSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at 240 Riverside Drive, New York city, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Toilet Boxes, of which the following is a clear, full, and exact descri tion.

My invention relates to a toilet ox, and my object is'to provide a construction which will be more compact than boxes heretofore known. Other advantages will appear from the following description:

It is well known'that women who use socalled vanity boxes prefer one which is small and compact. The smaller it is, other thin 5 being equal, the more desirable from the eminine standpoint. These boxes usually contain one or more toilet compacts, such as face powder or rouge, or both, comressed into disks or slabs securely, fastened 1n the box, together with a mirror and suitable pufl's. Cylindrical boxes have been madecontaining such articles, but they are relatively bulky.

By my invention, I have provided a box which contains the same amountof rouge and face powder and other toilet articles as before, but yet gives the appearance of being much thinner. This is desirable from a feminine standpoint.

In the I drawings showing the preferred form of my invention, Fig. 1 is a preferred view of the box with the parts open;

Fig. 2 is a central section enlarged of the box closed;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the box when closed; 1

Fig. 4 is a comparative View showing a lfoox of similar thickness, but of cylindrical orm; Y

Fig. 5 is a detail of one of the compacts.

The box comprises a bottom 1 and top 2, having exteriorly a convex shape, preferably slopin from all sides toward a common centra portion, as illustrated. This gives the effect of a box considerably thinner (see Fig. 3) than a cylindrical box (Fig. 4) of uniform thickness throughout. The two parts may be pivoted together, as shown. The curve is such preferably as to make the edge thickness at theflanges 3 and 4 considerably less than and preferably half t or less than the thickness of the box at the center. It also results in a box which will substantially fit the hand of the user.

the box, and the other face practically flat.

In this way, I have been able to reduce substantially the thickness of the box, while retaining the same amount of powder in the compact, and at the same time allowing the box to be made of the curved shape shown. One or more compacts may be provided. In the drawing I have shown a face powder compact 7 and a rouge compact 8. Each of these is preferably moulded into a bowl-like metallic support 9 or 10, as indicated also in Fig. 5.

In order to hold these/compacts in place various means may be provided, but I prefer to hold each one on a flexible metallic backing, as indicated by 11 in Figs. 1 and 2, which may be sprung into a suitable bead such as 12, if desired. 13 and 14 are powder and rouge puffs, which may be added, if desired? By the foregoing construction, I am enabled to make a box which is in appearance smaller and thinner than a box of the same thickness throughout, and which yet may contain compacts having at least. the same cubical content as has heretofore been possible to include within the limits of a box shaped as heretofore made. The result has been that I have provided a construction of box which appeals particularly to the feminine taste for a vanity box which is small and compact, or at least, has that appearance.

I am aware that variations may be made 100 from the construction illustrated without departing from the spirit of the invention.

WVhat I claim as new is:

1. A toilet box having an exteriorly convex bottom and top whereby its thickness at 105 the perimeter is considerably less than at the center, thereby giving the ocular effect of a'box thinner than a cylindrical box of uniform thickness throughout, in combination with a mirror within the box and one or t more toilet compacts each having a convex bottom and substantially flat exposed face securely held in the concave-shaped interior. 2. A toilet box havin an exteriorly convex bottom and top, eac sloping outwardly from theperimeters thereof to a common central portion, whereby its thickness at the perimeter is half or less than that at the center, thereby giving the ocular efiect of a box thinner than a cylindrical box of uniform thickness throughout, ,in combination with a mirror within the box and one or toilet compacts securely held in ,the concave shaped interior.

3. A toilet box having an interiorly concave shape in combination with a toilet compact having a convex face substantially fitting said concave portion and with a substantially flat exposed face.

4. A toilet box having an interiorly con-' cave shape in combination with a toilet compact having a convex face substantially fitting said concave portion and with'a substantially flat exposed face, mounted on a flexible metallic backing of greater diamgger than the compact and sprung into said 5. A toilet box having an interiorly concave shape in combination with a detachable toilet compact moulded into a bowl-like metallic support having a convex face substantially fitting said concave portion.

6. A toilet boxcomprising acasing having an exteriorly convex bottom and top, and a central 0 lindrical portion, whereby the thickness of 'the box at the rimeter of the cylindrical portion is consi erably less than at the central portion thereof, thereby givin the ocular effect of a box thinner than a c indrical box of uniform thickness t roughout, in combination with a mirror within the box and one or more toilet compacts securely held in the concave shaped interior. a

Signed at New York city August, 1923,

RALPH WM. WILSON.

this 21st day of 

